Vehicle component and method for making a vehicle component

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2004-05-26

2010-10-05

Gutman, H (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Accessories

Reexamination Certificate

active

07806450

ABSTRACT:
A method for forming a component (210) for a vehicle includes providing a substrate (230) that includes a relatively rigid material and providing a skin (222) adjacent at least a portion of the substrate such that a cavity is formed between the substrate and the skin. The method also includes coupling at least a portion of the skin to the substrate and introducing a material (240) into the cavity after securing at least a portion of the skin to the substrate. The skin and the material introduced into the cavity form a cushioned region for the vehicle component.

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